Suspect charged in alleged assault and abduction of woman in Malvern

Santhoskumar Selvarajah, 34, is wanted by police after a woman was abducted in Malvern. TPS/HO

By News Staff

Posted August 10, 2020 9:16 pm.

Last Updated August 11, 2020 9:22 am.

Police say a suspect is in custody and facing several charges in connection to an alleged assault and abduction in Malvern Monday afternoon.

Investigators said a woman was forced into a car in the area of Empringham Drive and Sewells Road, west of Morningside Avenue, just after 5:30 p.m.

She was located just before 10 p.m. and was treated for unspecified injuries.

Early Tuesday morning a suspect was arrested in Scarborough.

Santhoskumar Selvarajah, 34, is facing the following charges:

Harassment
Kidnapping
Forcible Confinement
Assault
Assault Causing Bodily Harm
two counts of Breach of Probation

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